5 killed, 4 injured in car collision in Bikaner

Five men were killed and four injured in a collision between two cars on a highway in Bikaner district of Rajasthan, police said Tuesday morning.

The accident that left both cars completely mangled occurred late Monday night near Sikhwal area, they said.

According to police, the collision was so intense that one or two injured passengers smashed through windows and were flung onto the road.

The rescue team had to cut out through the wreckage to retrieve one body trapped inside.

The bodies were shifted to the mortuary of the district hospital while the injured are under treatment, the police said.

Manoj Jakhar, Karan, Surendra Kumar, Dinesh and Madan Saran were identified as the dead, they said.